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How to say 'Tuition' in Japanese | 月謝

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The Japanese word for Tuition is 'Gessha', written as 月謝 in Japanese.'Tuition' in hiragana is げっしゃ.

    word

    月謝

    Meaning

    Tuition

    Reading

    げっしゃ

    gessha

    Kanji

    Moon, Month Apologize

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '月謝 (げっしゃ)' refers to a monthly fee or payment, most commonly used in the context of tuition for lessons, classes, or training. It is often associated with extracurricular activities like music lessons, sports clubs, or language schools. For example: I pay monthly tuition for piano lessons「ピアノの月謝を払っています」(ぴあののげっしゃをはらっています). The monthly fee for the swimming club is expensive「スイミングクラブの月謝は高いです」(すいみんぐくらぶのげっしゃはたかいです). This term is specific to regular, recurring payments and is not used for one-time fees or general expenses.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    4162

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 月謝

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Moon, Month

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Apologize

Words Related to 月謝 Through the Kanji

These 22 Words contain the Kanji 月 as well.

  • word

    月曜日

    Meaning

    Monday

  • word

    Meaning

    Moon

  • word

    今月

    Meaning

    This month

  • word

    先月

    Meaning

    Last month

  • word

    箇月

    Meaning

    Months

  • word

    来月

    Meaning

    Next month

  • word

    半月

    Meaning

    Half month

  • word

    再来月

    Meaning

    Month after next

  • word

    月日

    Meaning

    Date

  • word

    月末

    Meaning

    Month end

  • word

    生年月日

    Meaning

    Birthdate

  • word

    正月

    Meaning

    New year

  • word

    月給

    Meaning

    Salary

  • word

    月刊

    Meaning

    Monthly

  • word

    毎月

    Meaning

    Monthly

  • word

    三日月

    Meaning

    Crescent

  • word

    年月

    Meaning

    Years

  • word

    年月日

    Meaning

    Date

  • word

    月初め

    Meaning

    Start

  • word

    月夜

    Meaning

    Moonlit night

  • word

    月見

    Meaning

    Moon viewing

  • word

    満月

    Meaning

    Full moon

Words Related to 月謝 Through the Kanji

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 謝 as well.

  • word

    感謝

    Meaning

    Gratitude

  • word

    謝る

    Meaning

    Apologize

Learn the Word 月謝

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What does 'Gessha' (月謝) mean?

'Gessha' means 'Tuition' .

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